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assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria
Historical significance- how was this significant?
the archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed which was a really big thing for austrians
Continuity and Change- what happened after the archdukes death?
this was probrably the first event that caused this war. this caused the austrians to declare war on serbia. -
austria declared war on serbia
historical significance- how is this significant?
this was the was the first war declared on a country by a country
continuity and change- what happened later on?
due to this many other countries joined which caused the war which caused the war to escalate -
russia declares war on germany
cause and effect- what was the cause of this war and its effect
the russians mobilized near the german borderthis caused germany to declare war on russia.
Historical Significance-? why was this significant?
at this time russia and germany were considered to be the strongest armys in the worl this war was a clash of the strongest countries -
germany declares war on france
historical perspective- how was the war looked at by russia germany and france? russia and france probrably thought that they were easily going to win while germany now had 2 countries to deal with.
continuty and change- what happened after germany declared war on france? germany went through the country of belgium to attack france. -
britan declares war on germany
historical prespective- how did the germans look at this? germany was then being attacked by france britan and russia which would be really scary for the german. they caused the war to be really lopsided.
Historical significance-how was this significant? this was the first battle that britan took part in -
the battle of tannenberg begins
Historical significance- how was this significant? this was the first battle of ww1.
Continuity and change- what happened after this battle?
this battle was just the beginning there were many more battles to be fought. -
The First Battle of the Marne begins. Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides start digging.
historical significance- how was this significant? this was the first battle of trench warfare
continuity and change- How did this affect the rest of the war?
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Battle of Ypres begins
historical significance-how is this battle significant? this is one of the more strategic battles fought and well known
continuity and change- how did this affect the future? this resulted into a second battle of ypres. -
The Second Battle of Ypres begins
historical significance-how was this significant?poisin gas was first itroduced
continuity and change- how is poisin gas used today? poisin gas is not allowed to be used in wars today -
The Battle of Gallipoli begins
historical significance-how was this significant? allied forces lost the battle and there were many casualties in this war.
cause and effect-0 allied powers attacke only to have many casualties and lose the war. -
The Battle of Verdun begins. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest
historical significance- how was this significant? this was the longest battle of ww1.
cause and effect- this was the longest battle and due to that it was one of the bloodiest. -
The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins.
historical significance-how was this significant? this was the biggest naval battle.
historical perspective- how did the world look at this war? this was a whole new way to war and was a new experience for everyone. -
The Battle of the Somme begins.
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Conscription introduced in Britain
historical significance- how was this significant? this was significant because the british government had the right to force people to go to war.
historical perspective- how did the british feel? they were relly nervous and scared because they could be asked to leave everything and go to a hell on earth any time. -
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
historical significance-how was this significant? this gave the attention that the canadians deserved after theu won the war and is known as canadas best moment in ww1 by some.
historical perspective- how did canadians look at this? canadians finally felt a little like one country not a british colnoy. this was when other countries started to look at canada as an independent country. -
The Battle of Passchendaele begins
historical significance-how was this significant? this was significant because canadians went through great hardships to win this war and this battle was completed with the canadians capturing the land.
historical perspective- how did the canadians feel about this battle?this really gave canadians an identity and made all canadians proud. -
Conscription became law in Canada.
Historical significance- how was this significant? this gave the government of canada a great deal of power
Historical perspective- how did the people living in canada feel? it would be really scary at that time to know that you could basically be forced to kill yourself. -
The Battle of Cambrai
historical significance- how was this significant?The World War I Battle of Cambrai marked the first large-scale use of tanks for a military offensive. also it was one of the bloodiest battles in ww1
continuity and change- what has changed or continued from that battle? although tanks have evolved they are still used today. -
the treaty of versallies officially ends war
historical significance- how was this significant? this was significant because the world finnally came to peace. this was really really significant.
Historical prerspective- how did people at that time look at this event? probrably everyone on earth was relieved to hear this news and this meant that people did not have to live in fear anymore. -
three turning points
the assassination of franz ferdinand
introduction of new weapons li tanks poisin gas machine guns etc.
the battle of the somme
